INDIANAPOLIS — Broncos general manager John Elway was expected to meet with the agents of running back C.J. Anderson and inside linebacker Todd Davis at the combine Thursday. Saturday, he is expected to meet with the agent of Corey Nelson.

Anderson has two years remaining on his contract, but his contract has no guaranteed money remaining and the Broncos could release him, if they choose to, without cost. In fact, they would save $4.5 million in salary cap space if they were to part with him.

Asked on Wednesday about Anderson and cornerback Aqib Talib, another veteran whose return is uncertain primarily because of the cap savings, Elway said: “We’ll see. We’ll look at that. Like I said, we’re looking at every option that we can and where our football team is. I’m not saying they’ll be back for sure, but I’m not going to say they are gone.”

Davis and Nelson will both be free agents in March. Davis has said he hopes to return to Denver, and Elway said Wednesday the team would like to have him back. But he will test the open market first.

Local talent. Former Arizona State running back Kalen Ballage knows the Broncos better than most prospects in the upcoming draft. The Falcon, Colorado, native played for Vance Joseph’s at the Senior Bowl in January and earned high praise from Denver’s coach. He also learned first-hand that the Broncos are in the market for running back help, and he hopes his name is on their list.

“It would be amazing. Really, though, I’m just excited about the opportunity to play in the league,” Ballage said. “That’s where I’m at right now. It doesn’t matter if it’s Buffalo or Cleveland or the Broncos or Tampa Bay. Wherever it is, I’m going to take the opportunity and run with it.”

Bench press stars. Will Hernandez, a guard out of University of Texas-El Paso, put up 37 reps in the 225-pound bench press Thursday. Hernandez played for current Broncos interior offensive line coach Sean Kugler at UTEP and was briefly reunited with the coach on the North team at the Senior Bowl this year. Former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and Georgia back Nick Chubb both recorded 29 reps, which ranks as the 13th-best among all running backs since at least 2006.

Viking uncertainty. The Broncos’ quarterback options are still in flux weeks before the start of free agency. Three of them were Vikings last year — Case Keenum, Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater — and their futures remain uncertain as Minnesota mulls its options.

“After we get done here, we get done looking at some of these draftable guys, we’ll sit down and figure out the direction we’re going. But I feel very confident in really all three guys,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. “I love all three of them. They’re great people. I love how they work. They understand how we do things there as a team and the way we go about our business. It’s important for myself and Rick and the organization that we pick the right guy that is going to help us to continue to move forward. If we don’t do that, then I’ll probably get fired.”

Nicki Jhabvala is the lead Broncos and NFL beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving at The Post in 2014, she spent nearly two years as a senior staff editor at The New York Times and five years at Sports Illustrated.